A review of potential energy and kinetic energy was developed to lead into electrical potential energy. The use of work to move an object in the direction of the force applied, and that when the object is moved a certain distance from the surface, the potential energy is the gravitational potential energy. The is determined by the mass, the acceleration due to gravity, and the distance moved. The electrical potential energy is the potential energy a charged object can have by virtue of its location in an electric field. Work is done to push a single charge against the electric field, the more work done the greater the potential energy.This is compared to the electric potential, which is the electric potential energy per unit charge. The unit of electric potential is the volt, which is joules/coulomb.